Bejoy Nambiar

Bejoy Nambiar (born 12 April 1979) is an Indian film director, and screenwriter known for his work in Bollywood. He is mostly known for his critically acclaimed short films, Rahu and Reflections, starring Mohanlal.[2] He was the winner of Sony PIX’ s Gateway to Hollywood,[3] as the best director judged by Ashok Amritraj, Rajat Kapoor and Anurag Basu.[4] He marked his feature film debut with the thriller Shaitan (2011). His second feature film was a bilingual gangster-comedy film called David.[5] His latest Bollywood film was Wazir (2016), starring Amitabh Bachchan and Farhan Akhtar. He has also directed a short video 'Sachinocalypse' for All India Bakchod.

Bejoy Nambiar
Bejoy Nambiar in January 2013
Born (1979-04-12) 12 April 1979[1]
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationDirector, story writer, screenwriter
Spouse(s)Sheetal Menon (m. 2015)
Juhi Babbar (m. 2007–2009)

Personal life

Nambiar was married to Juhi Babbar on 27 June 2007[6] after a two-year courtship; the couple divorced in January 2009.[7] He then married his long-time girlfriend Sheetal Menon in a traditional Malayali wedding in Kerala on 27 December 2015.[8] He was born and raised in Mumbai.[9]

Filmography
Year Title Director Producer Writer Language Notes Ref.
2005ReflectionsYesYesYesN/ASilent and Short film[10]
2011ShaitanYesYesHindi[11]
2013David / DavidYesYesYesHindi and Tamil[12]
2014Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho GayiYesHindi[13]
PizzaYesHindi[14]
2016WazirYesHindi[15]
2017SoloYesYesYesMalayalam and Tamil[16]
2018KarwaanYesHindi[17]
2019 FlipYesYesHindiEros Now Series[18]
2020TaishYesYesHindi[19]

Awards and nominations
Year [lower-alpha 1] Award Category Film Result Ref.
2012 Producers Guild Film Awards Best Screenplay [lower-alpha 2] Shaitan Nominated [20]
Screen Awards Best Director Nominated [21]
[22]
Most Promising Debut Director Won
Best Screenplay [lower-alpha 2] Nominated
Stardust Awards Best Director Nominated [23]

Notes
  1. Refers to the year in which the ceremony was held.
  2. Shared with Megha Ramaswamy.
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References
  1. "Bejoy Nambiar". Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  2. "Reflections-Short film-Mohanlal". 15 May 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2015 – via YouTube.
  3. "Your gateway to Hollywood". 22 November 2007. Retrieved 28 June 2015 – via YouTube.
  4. "Bejoy is winner of Sony Pix's Gateway". businessofcinema. 14 May 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  5. "Shot Cuts: Helping heart". The Hindu. 29 April 2012. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  6. "Babbar calls 100,000 guests for daughter's wedding". Daily News and Analysis. 6 July 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  7. "Bejoy and Juhi are now formally divorced". Mid Day. 22 January 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  8. "'Wazir' director Bejoy Nambiar marries girlfriend Sheetal Menon". The Indian Express. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  9. "Bejoy Nambiar has Mollywood projects in mind". Deccan Chronicle. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  10. "From Mohanlal to Hollywood". Rediff.com. 20 May 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  11. "Bejoy hopes for a crossover with Shaitan". The Indian Express. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  12. "Bejoy Nambiar on "David"". Gulf News. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  13. "Bejoy Nambiar wanted 'Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi' to reach out to a wider audience". CNN-News18. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  14. "Bejoy Nambiar: 'Pizza' not frame-by-frame remake of Tamil version". Business Standard. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  15. "Wazir: Disability rights group unhappy, Bejoy Nambiar apologises". Hindustan Times. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  16. "Bejoy Nambiar opens up on Solo climax change". The New Indian Express. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  17. "Karwaan to be a funny yet warm film". Cinema Express. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  18. "Bejoy Nambiar's web series 'Flip' disappoints". Business Standard. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  19. "Bejoy Nambiar's next titled Taish". The New Indian Express. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  20. "Nominations for 7th Chevrolet Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards". Bollywood Hungama. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  21. "Nominations for 18th Annual Colors Screen Awards 2012". Bollywood Hungama. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  22. "Winners of 18th Annual Colors Screen Awards 2012". Bollywood Hungama. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  23. "Nominations of Stardust Awards 2012". Bollywood Hungama. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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